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'We struggle': paramedic-led mental health plan slammed

Paramedics would take the lead in responding to mental health crises, under guidelines an ambulance union says are well-intentioned but cause for concern.

AAP · 18h ago

Victorian Labor makes abortion access easier amid fears One Nation could try to wind it back

‘We don’t want to see any winding back of women’s rights,’ health minister says before state election

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

An Australian-first standard for women's pain has been announced in one state to ensure public health professionals take women more seriously in treating pain.

AAP · Sep 13

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'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

Lobbying from state leaders has failed to unlock more money from the federal government to address the growing problem of aged care bed block .

AAP · Sep 3

‘Enough is enough’: 121 Indigenous Victorians have died by suicide in the past five years

Royal commission recommended First Nations healing centres in 2021 but the Indigenous health service says the state has ‘done nothing’ to fund it

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25

Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move

Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21

Victoria moves to expand definition of ‘corruption’ before state election

Former Ibac head welcomes potential change that would capture actions that currently cannot be used to make corrupt findings

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18

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What Ben Carroll’s cabinet cuts say about his ‘new direction’ for Victoria

A week after his elevation to premier and four months out from an election, the priorities of the Carroll government are becoming clearer

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4

Polls, preferences, potential defections: can Victoria’s Liberal party ward off the rising threat of One Nation?

Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson’s party as the state election approaches

The Guardian - AU · Feb 27

As thinness is idolised, eating disorders can go dangerously overlooked. Will Victoria’s new approach save lives?

Two programs – one a world first – aim to change how the health system treats a deadly yet neglected mental health condition

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2025

Mental health workers strike to wrangle better pay deal

Hundreds of mental health workers, supported by other unions, have taken to the steps of of a state parliament to demand better wages and conditions.

AAP · Apr 2, 2025

Babies' heel prick test expanded to critical disorder

Victorian newborns will soon be tested for a potentially deadly genetic disorder as the state expands its heel prick testing in the first days of babies' lives.

AAP · Jan 21, 2025

Victoria’s pill testing service to become permanent after 18-month trial

‘We’re doing this because all the evidence says it works,’ premier Jacinta Allan says

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2024

Opioid users to get greater access to overdose drug

Access to an overdose reversal drug has been expanded in Victoria, almost 18 months after the federal government allowed it.

AAP · Dec 4, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2023

Public drunkenness is no longer a crime in Victoria. Why did this change on Melbourne Cup Day and how will it work?

Unlike other states, Victoria is not replacing the offence with new powers for police, instead it is rolling out a ‘health-based response’

AAP · Oct 29, 2023

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Construction delays will prevent Victoria's only dedicated sobering-up centre from being up and running when the state decriminalises public drunkenness.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

Man charged with supplying drugs to one of two men who died at Sydney music festival

The 23-year-old Victorian man was arrested at Sydney airport and later charged with supplying a prohibited drug causing death

The New Daily · Jun 25, 2023

Location of ‘extinct’ lizard Vic colony kept under wraps as revival program begins

A rare species of Australian lizard has been spotted in the wild for the first time since 1969, having previously been thought extinct

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ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Solar-powered Sunraysia businesses to save thousands in upcoming electricity rate hike

Businesses in Victoria's north-west are using the sun as a superpower to avoid the worst of a forecast 31 per cent electricity rate hike.

The New Daily · Mar 24, 2023

Free money: Victorians offered another $250 to check their electricity bills

Victorian households are eligible to grab $250 from the state government - and all you need to do is compare your electricity deal.

ABC News · Jan 27, 2023

Would you eat your coffee cup to help reduce plastic waste?

Edible takeaway cups and library-style mug-borrowing schemes are on the menu at a growing number of cafes as possible solutions to Australia's addiction to plastic convenience.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2022

Victoria’s move to restrict ‘silencing’ sexual harassment victims welcomed by unions and lawyers

State government proposes reforms to use of nondisclosure agreements by employers in Australian first

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2022

What the new year of preschool education means for parents and children

Explainer: Children in Victoria and NSW will have access to a year of play-based learning before they start school

Pedestrian.tv · May 10, 2022

Fkn Finally, Street-Based Sex Work Has Just Officially Been Decriminalised In Victoria

This decriminalisation is phase one in Victoria's reform of sex work laws.

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